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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404905634
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404905634
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: May 13, 2003
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 26103
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 1962
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Steve McQueen fights his own private battle as a volatile 'war lover' in this gripping story based on a novel by John Hersey. Stationed in England during World War II Buzz Rickson (McQueen) is the bravest Air Force pilot in his squadron and the most reckless. His maniacal quest for thrills takes him to the brink of destruction during the B-17 bombing raids on Germany. But while Buzz's daredevil heroics win the grudging respect of his crew his rebellious attitude alienates everyone except his co-pilot Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner). Ultimately Buzz destroys even this relationship by pursuing Ed's girlfriend Daphne (Shirley Anne Field). Featuring spectacular aerial footage THE WAR LOVER is one of the most explosive adventures you'll ever see!System Requirements:Running Time: 105 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 043396100527 Manufacturer No: 10052
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Body meets the Cliff
The War Lover simply tells the tale of two B-17 pilots in love with Daphne Caldwell (Shirley Anne Field) during the middle of WWII. To make things a little more complex (and of course a little more interesting), Capt Buzz Rickson (played by Steve McQueen) is a strong leader of his crew and the other pilot in love with Daphne is in his crew (Lt. Ed Bolland, played by Robert Wagner). The frustrating piece to Buzz is that Ed is winning the war of love.
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A story about WWII, ... Read More
Rating:  - You should see this film.
I first saw this film when I was about 8 years old (1962), when it was first released to the theater. I have remembered details from it ever since.
The acting is fine and McQueen is excellent as the sociopath after whom the movie is titled. I had never considered that he was playing the role of a sociopath. The narcissism, lack of empathy, lack of a conscience, hyper-competitiveness, the "the rules aren't made for me" attitude, the conviction of superiority--all well done by McQueen. ... Read More
Rating: - Misses the target
The War Lover is a mostly botched but still watchable watering down of John Hersey's novel about a sociopathic bomber pilot (Steve McQueen, playing an airborne variation of his psychotic soldier from Hell is For Heroes). Unfortunately the film is less interested in the thin line between heroism and psychopathic behavior than Robert Wagner's romance with Shirley Ann Field (in a performance so bad that at times her vocal delivery is so far off-target it's like nails on a blackboard), leaving the feeling ... Read More
Rating:  - Typical War Flick
Isaw the movie many years ago and enjoyed the story. The dvd copy was good and the story was still generally good. With age comes the lose of innocence, so the movie was not as exciting. The action was predictable as was the love story. All-in-all, the dvd is a good by and the time watching the movey goes by fast.
Rating: - Good Flick, Excellent Aerial Photography
Steve McQueen does his best to bristle up his character in this movie. The basic theme is solid and perhaps its defects are only apparent to military (or ex-) aviators.
The plot would have been better cast in a fighter squadron rather than with B-17's. The beauty of those big birds and the excellent images of them flying goes a long way toward carrying the movie. It is just plain difficult however to portray McQueen as a "hot shot" when the mission generally doesn't offer much opportunity ... Read More
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